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intemperance

[in-tem-per-uhns, -pruhns] / ɪnˈtɛm pər əns, -prəns /
NOUN
insobriety
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The intemperance of rebellion and the wisdom of experience — that’s the balance Green Day strikes on “Saviors,” the trio’s 14th studio LP.

From Los Angeles Times

But on Friday, the former president received outside help to support his narrative when Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-NY, filed an ethics complaint with a state court commission citing “inappropriate bias and judicial intemperance.”

From Salon

Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik filed a judicial ethics complaint against the New York judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s fraud trial, calling on the judge to resign over “inappropriate bias and judicial intemperance.”

From Washington Times

As evidence of Mr. Kitman’s prodigious research into Washington’s intemperance, he cited a mention that the general had gained 28 pounds during the war, which lasted more than seven years.

From New York Times

By chiding Trump’s intemperance in those simple, crude terms, he made him look childish and volatile.

From Seattle Times